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My dear friend Charis introduced me to the goodness of tea. My first tea love was Bengal Spice. I loved the spiciness and warmth and now enjoy it with a bit of almond milk for an extra special treat. I’ve since expanded my tea repertoire and it’s incredibly rare for me to go without tea at some point in the day.

A couple weeks ago Joey, Lori and I stopped by Wild Earth Bakeryagain and I was absolutely thrilled when we found this:

A pinkto-go mug with a loose leaf tea strainer!! While I do have a lot of bagged teas, I adore my loose leaf teas (including rooibos, organic mint and licorice) especially because many of them have incredible health benefits and healing properties. Joey saw my excitement and bought it for me. I was so excited to be able to easily take my loose leaf teas on the go with me in a pink cup nonetheless! Not only is it cute, but it’s functional too and keeps my tea warm for 2 (sometimes 3) hours! It’s so perfect for rehearsal, work or my meetings.

Mug aside, I was once again excited to be enjoying a baked good from Wild Earth. They have such an amazing selection of delicious treats, even (and especially) for those of us who are gluten free and/or vegan.

They also have a pretty amazing selection of teas.When I went back there this week (everything in moderation, right?) I treated myself to a gluten free vegan berry square and creme au caramel rooibos tea – such a lovely duo!

I love that the berry square had quinoa in it. Such a great touch and it was absolutely scrumptious. The baked goods are made in house and extra precautions are taken to ensure that there is no cross contamination between the gluten free and traditional baked goods. Wild Earth also offers gluten free breads, sandwiches and have recently added soup to their menu as well. Everything I’ve had so far has been delicious and it’s just so refreshing to be met with so many options in the gluten free AND vegan baked good department.

~~~Giveaway Time~~~

I’m so thrilled that Wild Earth sponsored this giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a clear BPA free, eco-friendly, Trudeau Tea-riffic (sorry no pink, this one was the second to last one in the store!!) and a bag of the Creme Au Caramel Rooibos (delightful!)

There are a 6 ways you can win:

Leave me a comment and tell me your favourite kind of tea (1 entry)

Go to the Wild Earth website and tell me one of the precautions they take in order to prevent cross contamination in their gluten free baking (1 entry)

Please leave me a separate comment for each entry so you don’t miss out on any of your chances. The giveaway will close on Sunday October 11 at 9:00 pm at which point I will select 1 winner via random number selector. I will post the winner on my blog on Monday October 12, and the winner will need to email me with their address so I can send them their goodies! Giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents.

Here’s an added bonus if you’re in Toronto (or will be in the next 31 days) If you go to Wild Earth Bakery (2142 Queen Street East) between now and Saturday October 31, 2009 and mention the code dancing through life, they will be happy to give you a free cookie! Free cookies and a chance to win an awesome prize? I think that’s TEA-riffic if I do say so myself!!!

A huge thank you to the wonderful folks at Wild Earth Bakery for not only sponsoring the giveaway, but also providing our community with delectable options for those of us with food intolerances. I hope that more local businesses follow suit.

Hi Ashley!I love tea too :)My favourite tea is Egyptian Licorice Mint by Yogi Tea. The flavour is delicious and you can distinctly taste all of the different spices and herbs in it. I especially like it because it is great for digestive health! Thanks for doing this giveaway!I really need to try the bakery for the gf treats!- Megan

What a great idea!!!! Way cool on how you come up with these great ideas.

From the Wild Earth Bakery Site: These steps include separate baking days, separate bakeware, keeping our flours separated and even separate tongs and utensils to ensure that anything that starts out gluten-free remains that way.

Oooh My mom bought me a package of Loose leaf green tea with toasted wild rice and it is sooo wonderful!!! My favourite tea to date. I think she got it at a Chinese grocery store, so I'm sure if you go to Chinatown on Spadina you'll find some. That to go cup is so cute, I hope I win!

I absolutely LOVE tea. Hard to choose a favorite... Pretty much any loose leaf green tea (especially Lu Shan Clouds & Mist by Teance), and I also like to treat myself to Apple Cinnamon tea this time of year. OH! And homemade chai. THAT is the best for a dessert-like tea.

My favourite tea right now is Rooibos Vanilla tea if I want something rich that makes me feel like I'm indulging; but I also have many healing teas which have gotten me through many troubled tummy times. Mint and camomiile teas are my favourites.

Love tea. Was raised on tea and have already started my kids on the morning habit (mostly decaf). Right now my favorite is decaf Chai with a little almond milk. Yum! I also collect teacups, a hobby I inherited from my mother and she from hers (French Canadian thing). Before getting married the bride has a tea and everyone gives her a unique tea cup.